Charlie Brown

So I don't know how many of you are Coldplay fans, but they just started their summer tour series and have been playing a lot of their new songs from the upcoming LP5. Well, videos of the new tunes have made it on to YouTube courtesy of Coldplayvideo42, and so far, the new stuff is rockin'.

Perhaps my favorite of the ones posted is the song "Charlie Brown". It's a very adventurous song, to say the least. It flows from peppy guitar riffs to deep verse chords and back to the upbeat chorus. Chris does well playing his acoustic guitar on this song, delivering grungy bar chords for the verses. Guy is solid on the bass as always. And Will does a fantastic job with the arrhythmic beat of the song while also providing his superb back-up vocals to Chris' stellar voice.

Probably the most noticeable part of the song is Johnny Buckland's reoccurring guitar track. His expert songsmanship has once again produced an easily recognizable guitar riff that serves to keep the song upbeat and lively. It definitely acts as an identifying factor of the song and anchors the chorus to the verses by acting as a link between each section of song. And, of course, it acts as a fitting intro and outro for the whole piece. Long after you listen to the song, you'll still have that note pattern playing in your head.

Overall, the song is really, really good. Pairing this with "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" creates an instant mood improver on account of the shear energy in each of the songs. And if these songs are any indication of what is going to be on the new CD, then I'll order my copy right now. But I may die from the anticipation.



"Charlie Brown" Lyrics
I stole a key
Took a car downtown where the lost boys meet
I took a car downtown and took what they offered me
To set me free

I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene
I saw the lights go down and they're standing in front of me

My scarecrow dreams
When they smashed my heart into smithereens
I be a bright red rose come bursting the concrete
Be the cartoon heart

Light a fire, light a spark
Light a fire, a flame in my heart

We'll run wild oh
We'll be glowing in the dark
Glowing in the dark

All the boys, all the girls
All the madness in the world
All the boys, all the girls
All the madness that occurs
All the highs, all the lows
As the room is spinning, oh

We'll run wild oh
We'll start glowing in the dark

So we'll run wild oh
We'll be glow in the dark